Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

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her nuherous friends and presents
contri kt very favorable to DAKOTA.
April Goth, ~.
L. i. BLANK, washington Springs.
DEAF Sir:
!, See by the last paper received from
yoar Office that Il years subscription in
advance entities a subscriber to a
years subscription to the Housekeeper.
l enclose an order for the two papers
mentioned. Am entitled to the 40
books also? Quite library. 1925 in
advance, all arrearages being paid, en-
titles any one to the Herald and House
keeper for one year, also 40 Big
Book s." ED.]
April 18th, we had sleighing here,
and the snow is not all gone yet. 1t is
Aauite deep among the mountains. We
daEIsee quite a lot upon the Mt. Holy
oke range.
Our farmers have done no spring
work yet. The ground is very wet. and
snow fell upon the hills west OF us last
night. ! cannot help thinking, what
you would think there, if snow fell the
last Of April. Bui here in bleak old
New England, we do not have the fine
atmosphere Of southern Dakota. Nei-
ther do we SOW grain the first week in
March. The people here think that it
is almost incredible.
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. l.. w. SMITH.
Terrible earthquakes in Arizona and
New Mexico last week.
An angel editor couldn't please every
body.-Canova Breeze. And now we
understand why we can't please every
body.
Some 300 land patents have just been
received for distribution in this land
district. When you compare this num-
Der with the total number of cash en-
tries in the district, it will be difficult
to figure out the IS per cent of fraud
ulent entries, which MIR. Sparks alleges.
Mitchell Republican.
The Sac lowa,) Sun says: "Fo or pity's
sake don't be a chronic kicker, always
running down the town and people,
and talking about going away. If you
don't like the town, go away. 1t you
J haven't money enough to go on make ii
known and subscription will be raised
: by the workers to get rid of you."
Auditor Ward holds that insurance
statements come under the head of "le
gal printing" and are sub ject to the
E rates fixed by the new law, viz, rs cent.
$ for IL lines of nompareil for the first
r insertion and so cents for each subse
8 quent insertion. That would make tht
q price for an average statement about
q 1922. instead OF $40, which we imagine
. to be about the correct figure. Publish
e ers should stand for the legal price.
!. The clerical force in the B. G. r. & N
f department are very busy at the time
J, adjusting rates, etc. The new law il
e Minnesota, shutting out the minister!
I for half fare makes d deal Of annoy
1 ance, Is all those half-fare permit:
3 must be returned. Ministers in Mime
e sofa are now looked upon as privileged
e characters or objects of special charity
: and so must pay elegant full fare alcne
9 with everybody else. Ministers will
/ thus come high in Minnesota,
e Rev. A. 3. Smart, Of Wessingtor
3 Springs, was in this city to-day. He in
forms the Times that the committee
having in charge the location OF the
! Free Methodist Christian school, have
accepted the proposition Of the people
: of Washington Springs, who donate
500 acres Of land, furnishes the sten;
! for all the buildings necessary; give:
. $1,000 in cash Jan. !, 1888, also gives
$ about $500 in labor and IA bushels o
sympathy, influence, etc, etc.-Huro1
Times.
The Council Bluffs Nompareil claim!
tc have positive knowledge that a thirt
bridge is to span tho Missouri river at
Council Bluffs. and the Milwaukee road
is the real protector Of the scheme. The
Milwaukee has Joined hands with th'
Nebraska Central and the roads will be
interested in the bridge. This means
that the Milwaukee is going to built
further west in order to compete with
the other trunk lines in western terri
tory. it also means moro business or
the main line.
The outlook for crops in Dakota is
most encouraging. Reports from al
quarters of the territory. show that no,
for years have the conditions been sc
favorable as at the present time. The
lack of rain, which is almost universa
further east and south, does not exist II
the territory. Everywhere there has
been abundant rainfall at precisely the
time when it is most needed. The
ground has been thoroughly moistenec
of ir